Vivendi Games

1998 / 1996 tot 2 2000 / 1996 tot 3 2001 / 1996 tot 13 2002 / 1996 tot 31 2003 / 1996 tot 79 2004 / 1996 tot 118 2005 / 1996 tot 150 2006 / 1996 tot 172 2007 / 1996 tot 184 2008 / 1996 tot 189 2009 / 1996 tot 198
Founded in 1996 closed in 2008-07
Status: bought
Country: France

aka(s): Cendant, Vivendi Universal, Vivendi Universal Games, Vivendi, Vivendi Games Mobile, VU Games

Formerly: Vivendi Universal Games (until 2006-04-20 when shareholders agreen on name change)

Divisions:
* Universal Interactive Studios
* Blizzard Entertainment
* Sierra Entertainment
* Sierra Online
* Vivendi Games Mobile

Was merged with Activision in 2007-12 to form Activision Blizzard in 2008-07.

Website: www.vivendi.com/

It is known for Adi, Baldur's Gate, City Building Series, Crash Bandicoot, Empire Earth, F.E.A.R., Ground Control, Half-Life, Homeworld, Leisure Suit Larry, No One Lives Forever, Rock n Roll Racing, Simon the Sorcerer, Spyro, Spyro the Dragon, SWAT, The Legend of Spyro, Tribes, Warcraft, World of Warcraft, You Don't Know Jack

Releases per year

19982
20001
200110
200218
200348
200439
200532
200622
200712
20085
20099

198 video games with valid date were considered (96.5%)

Overall rankings

8
72
41
9
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Common gametypes

action/reflex27%shooter16%platformer13%adventure11%racing/driving8%other23%

Top platforms

Xbox 47
Windows 36
PS2 35
GBA 22
GameCube 21
X360 8
PS 6
Nintendo DS 6
PS3 5
Wii 4
PSP 4
N-Gage 2
Mac OS X 2
GBC 2
iOS 2